Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gundaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰendʰ- (“sore, ulcer, abscess, boil”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κανθύλη (kanthúlē, “swelling”). See also Middle Persian gwnd (/⁠gund⁠/).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣun.dɑz/

Noun

*gundaz m

  1. sore, boil; canker
  2. purulent matter, atter, pus

Inflection

Declension of *gundaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *gundaz *gundōz, *gundōs
vocative *gund *gundōz, *gundōs
accusative *gundą *gundanz
genitive *gundas, *gundis *gundǫ̂
dative *gundai *gundamaz
instrumental *gundō *gundamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *gund
  • Old Norse: *gundr
    • Norwegian: gund (dialectal)
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌿𐌽𐌳 n (gund) (< *gundą)
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